| Accession Number | S03556 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Sound |
| Measurement | 5 min 27 sec |
| Object type | Oral history |
| Physical description | 1/4 inch sound tape reel; KODAK; 3 3/4 ips/9.5 cm.s; mono; 7 inch |
| Maker |
Buring, David Lindsay Howard Acorade, Paul |
| Date made | 1967 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Commonwealth of Australia copyright |
| Copying Provisions | Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction. |
Captain David Lindsay Howard Buring as the Second-in-Command 1st Field Squadron, South Vietnam 1965-1967, interviewed by Army Master Sergeant Paul Acorade United States Army
Description
Buring speaks of the role of engineers of the squadron - clearing mines and booby traps, building landing zones, constructing roads and the airfield at Nui Dat; tasks in the field, for example, the clearance and demolition of the tunnel network in Long Phuoc; reopening of Route 23 from Dat Do to Xuyen Moc and subsequently building an airfield there; specific tasks, for example, the ‘tunnel rats' within the engineer detachment; supervising the construction of the roads, and market place at Xuyen Moc - part of the civic action program in Phuoc Tuy Province.
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Captain David Lindsay Howard Buring as the Second-in-Command 1st Field Squadron, South Vietnam 1965-1967, interviewed by Army Master Sergeant Paul Acorade United States Army